Bonneville and Tempo doing Brace Obedience
Bonneville and Brenna pulling a load of Shih Tsus rescued from a puppy mill.
Bonneville and Brenna earning a Team Draft title. Larry is the handler.
Bonneville earning an obedience leg. Lynn is the handler.
Different styles of carts.
Dorrie flying over one of the jumps on the agility course. Dorrie is owned by Nancy Parks.
Dorrie goes over the A-frame on the agility course. Dorrie is owned by Nancy Parks.
Drafting entry at the Saint Bernard Club of America National Specialty, Park City, Utah, September, 1993
Drafting at the Saint Bernard CLub of Greater Phoenix specialty show. The participants of the combined Newfoundland and St. Bernard Draft Test in Phoenix, AZ. Other breeds were encouraged to participate.
Duncan earning his Companion Dog (CD) obedience title.
Glory showing her weight pulling ability. A properly trained and conditioned Saint Bernard can pull upwards of 4,000 pounds on a dry level surface.
Larry backing the team in a draft trial. Backing is one of the required exercises in draft work. One of the judges observes.
Larry, in monk costume, with Bonneville and Tempo pulling the St. Bernard Club of Greater Phoenix wagon in a parade.
Larry guiding Duncan through a narrow area in a Draft Test
Larry harnessing Duncan. This particular harness is called a “siwash” harness. Notice the spreader bar near Duncan’s tail. It prevents constriction of the back legs during hauling or pulling.
Larry walking with Tempo in a Draft Test. The cart is made of PVC pipe and a milk carton and bicycle tires.
The participating dogs doing a 3 minute out of site down stay at the SBC National in Lake Tahoe.
Lynn “backing” Bonneville. The judges watch. The dogs have to back up 4 feet on command.
Border Terrier puppies practicing getting those varmints.
Tucker gopher hunting.
Tyler earning her Companion Dog title in Obedience. Tyler was owned by Nancy Parks.
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The topic of Performance Dogs covers a wide range of activities. Most people are aware of training their dogs for "obedience", but did you know there are a host of other pursuits available to you and your dog? Larger dogs, such as Saint Bernards, can earn titles in Weight Pulling and Draft Dog (pulling a cart). In addition, Borders and Saints can be trained for agility and tracking, and Borders are excellent "earthdogs".
The photos on this page show some of our dogs participating in these activities. We are always eager to help others get started in Performance activities with their Saints and Borders. If you have any questions be sure to send us an email: jech.saints@juno.com
Please visit the SBCA website and check out the Performance page. Saints doing weight pulling, drafting, snow trials, agility, obedience and tracking are all featured there. If you are interested in performance activities for official titles, the Rules and Regulations for tests are included on these pages as well.
For carts and harnesses, please contact:
Nordkyn Outfitters at www.nordkyn.com or email nordkyn@nordkyn.com
DogWorks at http://www.dogworks.com/